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Where Do STEM Graduates Stem From? The Intergenerational Transmission of Comparative Skill Advantages

Hanushek, Eric Alan; Jacobs, Babs; Schwerdt, Guido; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

comparative advantages in math of parents are significantly linked to those of their children. A causal interpretation follows … quality. Finally, we show the strong influence of family skill transmission on children's choices of STEM fields …

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How Performance Information Affects Human-Capital Investment Decisions : The Impact of Test-Score Labels on Educational Outcomes

Papay, John P. - 2011

Students receive abundant information about their educational performance, but how this information affects future …-mandated standardized tests. On these tests, students receive a score and a label that summarizes their performance. Using a regression …-discontinuity design, we find persistent effects of earning a more positive label on the college-going decisions of urban, low-income …

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The Growing Importance of Cognitive Skills in Wage Determination

Murnane, Richard J. - 1995

Using data from two longitudinal surveys of American high school seniors, we show that basic cognitive skills had a larger impact on wages for 24-year-old men and women in 1986 than in 1978. For women, the increase in the return to cognitive skills between 1978 and 1986 accounts for all of the...

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Understanding Trends in Chinese Skill Premiums, 2007-2018

Hanushek, Eric Alan; Wang, Yuan; Zhang, Lei - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

The dramatic expansion of the education system and the transformation of the economy in China provide an opportunity to investigate how the labor market rewards skills. Between 2007 and 2018, the overall return to cognitive skills is virtually constant at 10%, whereas the college premium drops...

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Do Teacher Absences Impact Student Achievement? Longitudinal Evidence from One Urban School District

Miller, Raegen T. - 2007

10 days of teacher absences reduce students' mathematics achievement by 3.3 percent of a standard deviation …

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Global Universal Basic Skills : Current Deficits and Implications for World Development

Gust, Sarah; Hanushek, Eric Alan; Woessmann, Ludger - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

achievement tests, we map achievement onto a common (PISA) scale. We then estimate the share of children not achieving basic …

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